John Malkovich Quotes

There's No Worse Feeling In The World Than Realizing The Play You've Directed Doesn't Work.

To A Certain Extent In Hollywood You're A Product, And Your Product Is Whatever Sells The Most, And Whatever Sells The Most Is Whatever The Public Likes To See You Do - If Anything.

Reviews Are Destructive By Their Very Nature.

What You Really Need To Build A Character Is Exactly What You Don't Have In The Movies - Time. You Know, Movies Are Like A Line Drawing. You Have To Make Very Quick Decisions, Which Are, In The End Instinctive. Or You Make A Decision To Say "well, Maybe I Can Do That, Because... Oh, That Could Be Irritating After A While, Or Distracting, Etc. Etc." Some Of It Is A Matter Of Time, Always.

I Like Very Much To Do Movies.

I Don't Mind What I Play, Really.

You Can't Take A Play Someone Has Directed And Do Whatever You Want With It.

I Don't Think My Parents Know What I Do.

I'm Supposed To Be A Pretty Good Theater Actor.

You Have To Do Things People See Or You Don't Get To Do Anything.

I Think I Was Born At A Time When An American Male Had So Many Advantages And Opportunities That Weren't Available To Men Before Or After, Just A Very Brief Period.

There Will Be People Who Hate Everything You Do. And Some People Will Really Love It. But That's Not Really Different From The People Who Really Hate It.